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Satirical exploration of culture clash and fame.

You might find "A Cannibal in Manhattan" to be a wildly entertaining satire that cleverly flips the script on what we consider "civilized" versus "primitive". Through Mgungu's eye-opening experiences in New York, the book pokes fun at both the simplicity of island life and the absurd complexities of urban high society. If you enjoy a narrative that marvels and mocks at the same time, this novel's sharp wit and social commentary will not disappoint.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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A Cannibal in Manhattan

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ISBN: 9780330305334
Authors: Tama Janowitz
Publisher: Picador
Date of Publication: 1988-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 3.23
(rated by 368 readers)

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Mgungu Yabba Mgungu is living happily on the South Sea island of New Burnt Norton with his three wives, one hundred pigs and assorted children, the last remaining members of the tribe of the Lesser Pimbas. Into this uncivilised land comes Maria Fishburn, strange and beautiful heiress, who decides to marry Mgungu and drag him back to New York City. From his first encounter with airline food and with rock star Kent Gable, who declares he was recently abducted by aliens, Mgungu is plunged into a world much more predatory than anything in the South Seas. Soon Mgungu is the toast of all Manhattan, meeting Parker Junius, unctuous curator of the Museum of Primitive Arts, talking philosophy with Sophie Tuckerman, deli owner, and meeting the illustrious Joey, of pizza parlour fame. It is swathed in a huge fur coat and with his new gold pen through his nose that Mgungu finally marries Maria. But then he falls in with a motley crew who come to threaten them both.
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Satirical exploration of culture clash and fame.

You might find "A Cannibal in Manhattan" to be a wildly entertaining satire that cleverly flips the script on what we consider "civilized" versus "primitive". Through Mgungu's eye-opening experiences in New York, the book pokes fun at both the simplicity of island life and the absurd complexities of urban high society. If you enjoy a narrative that marvels and mocks at the same time, this novel's sharp wit and social commentary will not disappoint.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.